📍 N Hwy 491 Mesa School Rd, Shiprock, San Juan County, 87420
Mesa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shiprock, San Juan County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Mesa Elementary enrolls 293 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2% Two or more races and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 270 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2% |
| White | 5 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 293 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mesa Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 3, state house district 4.
Mesa Elementary is one of 17 schools in CENTRAL, based in SHIPROCK, New Mexico. The district serves 4,518 students district-wide and employs 368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, Mesa Elementary is close to the district average of about 266 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe